Welsh Liberal Democrats

The Welsh Liberal Democrats was the affiliate of the UK Liberal Democrats in Wales, founded in 1988. The party succeeded the Welsh branch of the UK Liberal Party, one of the oldest political parties in Wales. The party, like the national party, declined in popularity due to the rise of the UK Labor Party, and the nationalist Plaid Cymru even managed to secure the home constituency of Mark Williams, Ceredigion, in the 2017 general election. The disastrous election left the party without an MP for the first time since the Liberal Party was founded in 1859.